Cytogenetic Characteristics of Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones tristrami (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) from Kilis, Turkey: Conventional and C Banded Karyotypes

Ahmet Yesari Selçuk; Zeynep Coşar; Esra Akan; Haluk Kefelioğlu

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.981285

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Cytogenetic Characteristics of Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones tristrami (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) from Kilis, Turkey: Conventional and C Banded Karyotypes

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In this study, diploid chromosome number and constitutive heterochromatin distributions of chromosomes were determined in Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones tristrami species. The diploid chromosome numbers (2n) and autosomal chromosome arms (NFa) of G. dasyurus and M. tristrami were determined as 2n=60, NFa= 68, and 2n=72, NFa= 73, respectively. It was found that there were differences in autosomal chromosomal arms (NFa) of two different gerbil species, the karyotypes of which were obtained in this study, compared to previously conducted studies in Türkiye. Heteromorphic chromosome pair (submetacentric/acrocentric) was found in the autosomal set of M. tristrami. There was an enlarged heterochromatin block on the short arm of submetacentric chromosome in heteromorphic chromosome pair.

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Ahmet Yesari Selçuk ^*
0000-0002-2785-2823
Türkiye

Zeynep Coşar
0000-0002-2996-3092
Türkiye

Esra Akan
0000-0003-4839-6289
Türkiye

Haluk Kefelioğlu
0000-0002-7421-6037
Türkiye

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December 30, 2022

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August 10, 2021

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December 24, 2021

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Year 2022 Volume: 25 Number: Ek Sayı 1

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Selçuk, A. Y., Coşar, Z., Akan, E., & Kefelioğlu, H. (2022). Cytogenetic Characteristics of Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones tristrami (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) from Kilis, Turkey: Conventional and C Banded Karyotypes. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 25(Ek Sayı 1), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.981285

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Cytogenetic Characteristics of Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones tristrami (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) from Kilis, Turkey: Conventional and C Banded Karyotypes

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Cytogenetic Characteristics of Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones tristrami (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) from Kilis, Turkey: Conventional and C Banded Karyotypes

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